Bollman Truss Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Bollmann truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
original use: Railroad (railway) bridge current use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Completed in: | 1869 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Savage, Howard County, Maryland, USA, North America |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 48.8 m | |
| span lengths | 2 x 24.4 m |
Materials
| truss |
wrought iron
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Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Bollman Truss
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HAER: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Bollman Truss Bridge, Spanning Little Patuxent River, Savage, Howard County, MD
Relevant Publications
- Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 121-122
- L'art de l'ingénieur, Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), ISBN 2858509115, 1997; pp. 88
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 107
- The Engineering Contribution of Wendel Bollman, Smithsonian Institution Bulletin, n. 240, 1964
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000348 |
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| Created: | 22/08/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |